A Guide to the Interstate Commerce Commission Minutes, 1925

Comprising a transcript and an application, the Interstate Commerce Commission Minutes, 1925, concern the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company’s requests to build a rail line from Edinburg to Harlingen, Texas, and to extend its line from Falfurrias to the Mexican border.

Established by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) regulated the rates and services of carriers transporting passengers or freight from state to state. Created to fight growing railroad monopolies, its jurisdiction was later extended to include trucking, pipelines, and more. By the 1970s, trucking had turned interstate transport into a model of efficiency, causing the Carter administration to eliminate most of the ICC’s power. In December 1995, the ICC was abolished and replaced by the Surface Transportation Board.

Comprising a transcript and an application, the Interstate Commerce Commission Minutes, 1925, concern the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Company’s requests to build a rail line from Edinburg to Harlingen, Texas, and to extend its line from Falfurrias to the Mexican border. The application details the company’s plan, and the transcript documents testimony at an ICC hearing for the request.

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.

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Official stenographer's minutes before the Interstate Commerce Commission finance docket number 4823 and 5005

Application of San Antonio and Aransas Pass RY County,
October 5, 1925 - October 9, 1925